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Bay Area Seen As Frontrunner For Super Bowl L As NFL Set To Name '16, '17 Host Sites05 / 21 / 13NFL owners today will vote on the host sites for Super Bowls L and LI in '16 and '17, and it is “widely believed, even in Miami, that many owners already have sided with the Bay Area” for the '16 game after Florida’s legislature “failed to approve a ballot measure aimed at re... Tags: Events and Attractions, Super Bowl, NFL |
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MICKEY ON BROADWAY: ESPN TO LAUNCH TIMES SQUARE RESTAURANT
ESPN and Disney formally announced plans to open a 42,000-square-foot ESPN Zone in Times Square next summer. The N.Y. site will become the flagship for the entertainment destination, following up on t
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MEN'S TENNIS OFF AUTO PILOT: CT TOURNAMENT SOLD AND MOVED?
The Pilot Pen Int''l men''s tennis tournament has been sold to a Kitzbuhel, Austria, investment group, according to Greg Garber of the HARTFORD COURANT. While the official announcement is set for toda
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FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS LAND IN STAPLES CENTER
The U.S. Figure Skating Association "announced Monday that it will hold its 2002 world championships" at the Staples Center in L.A., according to Rick Orlov of the L.A. DAILY NEWS. The site was select
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CUP OF PLENTY? FL HAS TENNIS EVENT IN PALM OF HAND
Palm Beach County, FL, officials said that hosting the Davis Cup Finals at Delray Beach "would mean an economic windfall of about $15 million" for the county, according to Krause & Bennett of the Ft.
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NEED FOR MORE SPEED: INDY SPEEDWAY LURES GRAND PRIX RACE
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) and Formula One officials "have an oral agreement" to bring a U.S. Grand Prix race to IMS in September 2000, according to Koenig & Miller of the INDIANAPOLIS STAR
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NFL SAYS IT WILL "MOVE FORWARD" ON THEMED CENTERS
St. Joe Corp. and the NFL "are abandoning plans to develop a chain of interactive sports-themed entertainment centers," according to Carrns & Fatsis of the WALL STREET JOURNAL, who calls the deal''s c
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IN NYC, A NEW DESTINATION STOP AFTER VISITING ST. PATRICK'S
The NBA Store, the "first retail establishment owned, operated and merchandised by a North American sports league, opens its doors on Friday," according to Scott Soshnick of BLOOMBERG NEWS. The three-
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HOLYFIELD A BEAN-COUNTER AS TICKET SALES GOING WELL
With about 25,000 tickets already sold, Saturday''s Evander Holyfield-Vaughn Bean fight at the 42,000-seat Georgia Dome "is assured of being the largest" crowd to view a heavyweight title fight since
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EVENT & ATTRACTION NOTES
A record 103,500 fans turned out for the NASCAR Exide 400 Sunday in Richmond, VA. Another record 58,000 also attended the Busch Series race the night before (RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, 9/14)....An annou
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THE X FILES TO SHOOT FROM SAN FRANCISCO FOR TWO YEARS
The ''99 X Games will be held in S.F. from June 25-July 3, as ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC will combine to televise nearly 40 hours of event coverage and ESPN Int''l will distribute the Games worldwide (ESPN).
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